Vitamin E and selenium do not Avert Dementia Risk

U.S., March 21 -- According to a new study by a team of researchers from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, vitamin E and selenium may not be effective in protecting against dementia.
For the study, the researchers reviewed the past Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium (PREADViSE) clinical trials which was conducted to know the effectiveness of vitamin E and selenium in staving off dementia. The past study selected 7,540 men who were in the age group of 60 and above. The researchers divided the men into different groups. Some of them received vitamin E, some selenium, few got combination of both, while the rest received a placebo. They researchers looked for dementia in the participants using a two-stage screen. In addition, they used Cox proportional hazards models to adjust for race, ethnicity, and other demographic information, as well as for the presence of comorbidities.
The findings of the study revealed that vitamin E and selenium were not preventive agents against dementia.
The findings of the study were published in the journal, JAMA Neurology.